The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30

rThc money is all invested in consols, ii
snarled old Josiah, "and your mother will
get per cent. instead Of 8. hope you
are satisfied with your clevcrness."
$50 far, SO good. As to my mother
income, Of course / shall take care she
shall not suffer-" replied Jack, with quiet
confidence which caused his uncle to open
his eyes 81 hope now, uncle, that be-
tween us-you and me-we shall be able
to manage the matter amicably."
"What do you meanP What matterP''
demanded old Josiah, who had come to re-
gard his nephew with highly flattering re-
respect for his acuteness.
''Of course the investment of the money
upon proper security is the main thing" ="
said Juck in matter-of-fact tone. "But
there still remains the other point. How
about the profits you have made out of my
fathers money beyond the per cent you
have paid my mother9 Every farthing of
that has to be accounted for and re-
funded
"Whatr' exclaimed old Josiah, becom-
ing positively ashen.
"Assuming you have made only another
s per cent per annum on my fathers
money, that will amount to good many
thousand pounds after all these years,
Uncle Josiah" said Jack, making hasty
calculation on slip Of paper and throwing
1t across the desk.
"Pooh! absurd ridiculousin calculated
the old gentleman, dropping the paper
after glancing at it, as though it he'd
burned his fingers,
''It is matter OF figures, of course"
said Jack, quietly. ga few hundreds one
way or the other won't materially affect
the total. Whatever it may be, the law is
clear, and you will have to refund the
amount"
"But surely your mother and all of you
don't mean to ruin me, as the whole of
your fathers fortune Is at the present mo-
ment in consols, and per cent interest
has been punctuahy paid" said old Jo-
siah, quite piteously.
"Can't we strike bargain, uncle 7'
said Jack, earnestly. "My mother and
nil of us consider that, as my fathers eld-
est son, l have u moral claim to be taken
into this business, maintained as 1t has
been all these years with my fathers
money, Will you give small share as o
set off against this heavy liabilityf'
"Nonsensel' exclaimed old Josiah,
grufIly.
MY mother authorizes me to make this
ou--NStioii, anu IL ~ WIN bHO
will Immediately release you from the
arrears of income which she is legally en-
titled to-" continued Jack, eagerly. II
should then be able to marry Louise Mar
tineau, and am certain that her fathers
influence would compensate you for tax
ing me into partnership"
ut is u conspiracy, a plot Get out of
my office and do your worst" cried the
old man in a sudden paroxysm Of impo-
tent fury.
Whether old Josiah was really cowed
into submission after taking legal advice
and calculating the extent of his liability.
Or whether he considered 1t m advantage
ons prospect to have the son-in-law of the
rich Martineau for partner, is not, per-
haps, very material. Suffice it to say that
few days later he wrote very concili-
atory letter to his nephew, the upshot of
which was that, after numerous inter-
views and some correspondence with Mr..
Martineau, an nmioable arrangement was
arrived ut whereby Jack Flegg was taken
into partnership upon favorable terms
London Truth,